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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
Edwin Catmull is a pioneer of 3D computer graphics and animation, who co-founded Pixar and led Disney Animation Studios. He received the Turing Award for his fundamental contributions to computer graphics, such as Z-buffering, texture mapping, subdivision surfaces, and rendering.
Edwin E. Catmull Biography. President of Pixar Animation Studios. Born March 31, 1945, in Parkersburg, WV; married Susan; children: five. Education: University of Utah, B.S. (computer science), B.S. (physics), Ph.D.
Edwin Catmull is a pioneer in computer graphics, animation, and filmmaking. He co-founded Pixar Animation Studios and received five Academy Awards, including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime achievements.
Learn about the life and achievements of Edwin Catmull, a pioneer of computer graphics and animation. He worked with Ivan Sutherland, George Lucas, Steve Jobs, and Disney, and received the Computer Entrepreneur Award in 2008.
Mar 20, 2020 · Edwin Catmull, who started the Computer Graphics Lab at New York Institute of Technology and led Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, received the A.M. Turing Award for his 3-D computer graphics innovations. The award, often called the "Nobel Prize of Computing," honors his contributions to filmmaking and other applications.
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The group spun out, creating Pixar, in 1986, which attracted financing from Apple Computer, Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs. Pixar was sold to Walt Disney Studios in 2006 where Catmull was made CEO of...
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